EssayEdge.com Guide to Writing the College Essay
-Excellent resource covering every step of the college essay writing process, from brainstorming to editing. Includes many great examples of essays and critiques of their strengths and weaknesses.
--Potential topic choices for your essay. You'll clearly narrow it down to a focused topic, but these are the most common prompts provided by colleges.
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EssayEdge.com Guide to Writing the College Essay
-Excellent resource covering every step of the college essay writing process, from brainstorming to editing. Includes many great examples of essays and critiques of their strengths and weaknesses.
--Rubric/Scoring Guide for the Essay
--Rubric you can (and will) use in class to score your and your peers' essays
--Potential topic choices for your essay. You'll clearly narrow it down to a focused topic, but these are the most common prompts provided by colleges.
--You'll use this worksheet to critique and provide feedback on your peers' essays.
--Tips for narrowing down your topic choice
--Excellent help packet from Essayedge.com. Gives suggestions on selecting topics, using an appropriate tone for your essay, editing, and more.